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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published July 1941
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes The indicia page lists this issue as #27, while the cover reads #28.

Cover Details

Characters The Green Lantern; Doiby Dickles.
Genre superhero
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Letters typeset
Notes The indicia page lists this issue as #27, while the cover reads #28.
Reprinted in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

10 page The Green Lantern story "A Case of Heart Failure"

Characters The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Irene Miller;
Synopsis GL investigates the suspicious death of a millionaire banker who left his estate to a worthless nephew. His death is all the more suspicious to the Emerald Crusader when he discovers that eight other wealthy men have met a similar fate!
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger (signed)
Pencils Irwin Hasen (signed as Mart Nodell)
Inks Irwin Hasen (signed as Mart Nodell)
Notes Oddity: Doiby uses a green signal flare to summon the Green Lantern. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-27-08.
Reprinted in Golden Age Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1

4 page Scribbly and the Red Tornado story "The Red Tornado on Radio"

Characters Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Scribbly Jibbet.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Letters Sheldon Mayer

2 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff.
Genre sit com
Script Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

6 page The Atom story "Murder Witnesses"

Characters The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mary James.
Genre superhero
Script Bill O'Connor (signed)
Pencils Ben Flinton (signed)
Inks Leonard Sansone
Notes Inker credit per Craig Delich/Jerry Bails 6/04.

6 page Hop Harrigan story "Crash!"

Characters Hop Harrigan [as the Guardian Angel, last appearance].
Genre aviation
Script Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Pencils Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inks Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Letters Jon L. Blummer
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 3-27-08.

1 page Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation filler "Colonel Roscoe Turner"

Characters Hop Harrigan; Roscoe Turner.
Genre fact
Script Jon L. Blummer
Pencils Jon L. Blummer
Inks Jon L. Blummer
Notes Credits added by Craig Delich 3-27-08.

6 page Dr. Mid-Nite story "The Mysterious Beacon"

Characters Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Myra Mason; Hooty; V: un-named gangsters.
Synopsis Dr. Mid-Nite investigates a mysterious "beacon" light that appears on the side of a mountain, causing airplanes to crash into it....airplanes carrying gold shipments!
Genre superhero
Script Charles Reizenstein
Pencils Stan Aschmeier
Inks Stan Aschmeier
Notes Synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-27-08.
Reprinted in JSA All Stars Archives, The (DC, 2007 series) #1

8 page Sargon the Sorcerer story "The Blue Racer Express"

Characters Sargon [John Sargent].
Genre occult
Script John B. Wentworth
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Writer credit by Craig Delich 6/04.

2 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters Mutt; Jeff.
Genre sit com
Script Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Pencils Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Inks Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)
Letters Al Smith
Notes Newspaper reprints.

2 page Popsicle Pete filler "The Marvel Model Book"

Characters Pete
Genre gag
Script Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils Art Helfant (signed)
Inks Art Helfant (signed)
Notes Last appearance. Credits by Craig Delich 6/04.

1 page Jimmy Stone text story "Murder by Messenger"

Characters Jimmy Stone
Genre adventure
Script Evelyn Gaines (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Red, White and Blue story "The Detonator Ray Gun"

Characters Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West.
Genre adventure
Script John B. Wentworth?
Pencils Howard Purcell
Inks Howard Purcell
Notes Credits by Craig Delich 6/04.